This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACI/1605 Message Board Post: The Denton County Historical Commission is extending a special invitation to John B. Denton descendants and to anyone with the surname of Denton to join us in celebrating the 200th birthday of John B. Denton, the pioneer preacher, lawyer and ranger captain for whom Denton County and the City of Denton in Texas are named. The three-day event begins Friday, July 28, 2006, and runs through the following Sunday. A parade, historical exhibits, educational period re-enactors, music and other events are planned. The event is being funded by individual and corporate donations from citizens and area institutions. Admission is free to all events . On Friday, County Judge Mary Horn will be joined by other national, state and area officials on the lawn of the 110-year-old Denton County Courthouse on the Square to officially proclaim John B. Denton Days, followed by a special birthday cake celebration complete with music. A parade through the historic downtown area that will take viewers 200 years back in time begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. We hope John B. Denton descendants will be able to participate as special guests of honor in the parade. Also planned for Saturday are Texas Republic-era reenactors on the Courthouse lawn, historical displays, heritage music all day and a quilt show, capped off with a concert by legendary Texas singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. A pancake breakfast on the lawn of the Courthouse is planned for the next morning, with gospel music followed by a re-enactment of the 1901 funeral services by the grave of John B. Denton. We hope you can join us, and we ask that you pass along this invitation to other Denton descendants. To RSVP or if you have any questions, please call us at 940-349-2860. Or go to http://www.dentoncounty.com/dentondays/ on the Web. Sincerely, Mary Horn, Chairman, John B. Denton Days Honorary Committee Peggy Capps, Chairman, Denton County Historical Commission Tom Reedy, Chairman, John B. Denton Days Planning Committee